diff --git a/config.in b/config.in
index 48ba1f1e..a5173165 100644
--- a/config.in
+++ b/config.in
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ bar {
 
     # When the status_command prints a new line to stdout, swaybar updates.
     # The default just shows the current date and time.
-    status_command while date +'%Y-%m-%d %I:%M:%S %p'; do sleep 1; done
+    status_command while date +'%Y-%m-%d %X'; do sleep 1; done
 
     colors {
         statusline #ffffff